Case Number 25524: Small Claims Court

FASCINATION CORAL REEF 3D (BLU-RAY)

The Charge

Glub glub.

The Case

Does your day-to-day life get you down? Do you feel the pressure of the
grind? Is the stress having adverse physiological effects on you and, perhaps,
emotional effects on your marriage? Has your wife tuned you out? Do your
children eye you with disappointment? Is it all starting to slip away?

Maybe you need to immerse yourself...in the ocean!

Universal Studios and technology have teamed up to drop you square into the
ocean depths for a rousing 45 minutes worth of virtual snorkeling.
Fascination Coral Reef 3D will take you on an intimate tour of the deep
blue sea, particularly the vast labyrinth of coral reefs that are so critical to
the health of our oceans. The tour includes a peek into the undersea shenanigans
that take place in the coral, including the give and take of the multitude of
sea creatures that lay claim to the space.

This includes: blowfish, lionfish, porcupine fish, groupers, morays,
stingrays, sea turtles, sea anemones, whale sharks and whole bunch more species
that I never heard of. That, my friend, is enough seafaring creatures to stock
your local Long John Silver's for at least a month.

And that was my primary takeaway -- at least education-wise -- from the
program. The exotic special diversity that goes on way down deep is truly
staggering. It's like an alien planet under the waves.

But, really, this presentation is all about one thing: strapping on your 3D
specs, cranking the sound system and getting completely and utterly lost in the
spectacle. While the info dumps are intriguing, the producers are obviously more
interested in putting out a visceral experience -- a relaxing, New Age-y score,
lush, colorful visuals, and occasional narration from a man with an accent. It
all adds up to a primo way to get a bit sideways without running afoul of your
local narcotics laws.

The A/V is critical to the experience and the good news is it's all a treat
to absorb. The picture quality (1.78:1/1080p) is sharp and vibrant and the
DTS-HD 5.1 mix is immersive. No extras, but in all honesty, you'll be long
unconscious by the time the runtime expires.